Self-help at Work

Self-help at work

11 resources

For working professionals- a collection of tips, tricks, hacks and ideas for creating a better work environment

• Website Calendly - Free Online Appointment Scheduling Software
• Article Why Our Brains Fall for False Expertise, and How to Stop It - Harvard
• Article 8 Books Every Manager Should Read to Become a Better Leader
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Job Hunting, Resumes, Networking and Social Media Marketing

13 resources

A collection of articles and videos to help job hunters

• Article How an algorithm may decide your career - The Economist
• Website AIApply: AI-Powered Tools for Job Seekers
• Article There Are 3 Kinds of Resumes. But Top Recruiters at Amazon and Google Say They Always Want to See 'Format Number 3'
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Workers rights in the gig economy

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Should companies like Uber and Airbnb classify their workers as employees (or self employed contractors)?

• Article Uber loses appeal against drivers' rights
• Article Why Ageism Never Gets Old
• Article GrubHub Drivers Ruled Contractors in Gig-Economy Milestone - Bloomberg
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How to Email Effectively (and take control of your inbox)

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communication tips for busy people

• Article How to Email - The Atlantic - Pocket
• Article These 9 Email Habits Are Undercutting Your Authority | Inc.com
• Article I Tried Emailing Like A CEO And Quite Frankly, It Made My Life Better
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Remote Working

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tips and advice for workers trying to work from home

• Article The Future of Jobs - Reports - World Economic Forum
• Article The Rise of the Meta City
• Article Sid Sijbrandij: “People don’t want to commute; they just don’t want to miss out” - NoHQ
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How to negotiate a pay raise

9 resources

a collection of articles and videos offering advice on how to negotiate a salary increase in your job

• Article The 10 commandments of salary negotiation - by Lenny Rachitsky - Lenny's Newsletter
• Book Never Split the Difference, by Chris Voss
• Article How to ask for a raise: Avoid these common pitfalls | Hewlett Packard
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Surveillance, Privacy in the Workplace

13 resources

examining issues related to privacy, surveillance and security in the workplace

• Article The Brutal Fight to Mine Your Data and Sell It to Your Boss
• Article Investing in Rewind - a16z Andreessen Horowitz
• Article Big Brother isn't just watching: workplace surveillance can track your every move
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Hobbies - the case for having a hobby

4 resources

a collection about the benefits of having a hobby

• Article Why CEOs Devote So Much Time to Their Hobbies || Harvard Business Review
• Article The Case for Having a Hobby - The New York Times
• Article 8 Ways a Hobby Makes You Better at Your Day Job
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Difficult teams: Self-help at work

3 resources

For working professionals- a collection of tips, tricks, hacks and ideas for creating a better work environment

• Article How to Work with Someone You Hate | Harvard Business Review
• Article A theory of jerks
• Article How to Work for a Boss Who Has Unrealistic Expectations - Harvard Business Review

Work with purpose, meaning: Self-help at work

5 resources

For working professionals- a collection of tips, tricks, hacks and ideas for creating a better work environment

• Article You Don’t Find Your Purpose — You Build It | Harvard Business Review
• Article To Find Meaning in Your Work, Change How You Think About It | Harvard Business Review
• Article Time to rethink the meaning of work | World Economic Forum
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Networking Events for Business and Job Hunting

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A collection about Networking Events for Business and Job Hunting

• Article Go Ahead, Skip that Networking Event - Harvard
• Article How to introduce yourself so you’ll be unforgettable (in a good way!) || TED
• Article Networking Is Overrated - The New York Times
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Remote Working - tips, suggestions

4 resources

tips and advice for workers trying to work from home

• Article How to Stay Focused When You’re Working from Home
• Article How to Resolve Conflicts with a Remote Coworker | Harvard Business Review
• Article 5 practical tips for managing newly remote teams during coronavirus
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Slides and Pitch Decks - Public Speaking

6 resources

How to prepare for, and deliver, the perfect talk

• Article Slidebean AI
• Article 6 dos and don’ts for next-level slides, from a TED presentation expert
• Article Six Slides | AVC, Fred Wilson
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Ditch the Powerpoint - Public Speaking without the Slides or Pitch Decks

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a collection of articles recommending alternatives to PowerPoint or keynote slides

• Article Jeff Bezos, Mark Cuban, and Tony Robbins Don't PowerPoint. They Do This Instead | Inc.com
• Article The Seven Deadly Sins of Storytelling - IDEO U
• Video How to avoid death By PowerPoint | David JP Phillips | TEDxStockholmSalon
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Remote Working - Government Incentives & Policies

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a collection of articles about Remote Working - Government Incentives & Policies

• Article We'll pay you to work from Tulsa. You're going to love it here.

Too much information! How to be a more effective learner

8 resources

A collection of articles and videos looking at the problem -- Too much information! And, a discussion on How to be a more effective learner

• Article Become a More Productive Learner - Harvard
• Video The Distracted Mind -- book review by Adam Gazzaley and Larry D. Rosen
• Article Why bite-sized elearning is important (3 reasons) – Elucidat Blog
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Project Management - software

9 resources

a collection of popular Project Management - software

• Website Mavenlink - Project Management Software Tools
• Website Trello
• Website Basecamp: Project Management & Team Communication Software
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The Muse - a site for Job Hunting, Careers

8 resources

A collection of articles and videos about "The Muse" - a site for Job Hunting, Careers

• Article The Muse raises $16 million for its next-gen career site – TechCrunch
• Website CrunchBase -- The Muse
• Article The Muse Raises $10M From Aspect Ventures To Scale A Career Site For Millennials (2015) – TechCrunch
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Construction, Building, Architects - Project Management - software

7 resources

a collection of articles and resources about Construction, Building, Architects - Project Management - software

• Video Startup Technology - Technical Founder Advice
• Article Where Are The Robotic Bricklayers? - by Brian Potter - Construction Physics
• Article By automating code compliance, UpCodes AI is ‘the spellcheck for buildings’ – TechCrunch
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Construction, Building and Materials

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a collection of articles and resources about Construction, Building and Materials

• Article Why Autodesk Just Spent $1.15 Billion On Two Construction Tech Startups
• Article Mighty Buildings lands $22M to create ‘sustainable and affordable’ 3D-printed homes – TechCrunch
• Article The Rise of Timber Construction in France
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Decision Making

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a collection of articles and videos about decision making

• Article Opinion | How to Make a Big Decision - The New York Times
• Video Jeff Bezos on how to make decisions | Lex Fridman Podcast Clips
• Article The 6 Questions I Ask Before I Say 'Yes' to Anything
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Decision Making - and Thinking in Bets

4 resources

a collection of articles and videos about decision making

• Podcast a16z Podcast: Innovating in Bets – Andreessen Horowitz
• Book Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts by Annie Duke
• Video 3 lessons on decision-making from a poker champion | Liv Boeree
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Second Order Thinking - Decision Making

3 resources

Second Order Thinking - Decision Making

• Article Second Order Thinking. Second Order Thinking is a critical | by Noah Pepper | Medium
• Article Second-Order Thinking: What Smart People Use to Outperform - Farnam Street
• Article Cars and second order consequences — Benedict Evans

Airtable - Project Management software

5 resources

A collection of articles about Airtable - Project Management software

• Website Airtable: pricing- Organize anything you can imagine
• Article Airtable, maker of a coding platform for non-techies, raises $100M at a $1.1B valuation – TechCrunch
• Article With Blocks, Airtable is turning admins into app developers
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Remote Working - Challenges, Drawbacks

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a collection of articles about Remote Working - Challenges, Drawbacks

• Article The case for the office in the age of remote work
• Article Stat of the day: 38% of remote workers work from bed
• Article I’ve Worked Remotely For 5 Years, And It’s Stressing Me Out | Fast Company
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Remote Working and Team Building - Case Studies

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a collection of case studies about Remote Working and Team Building

• Article InVision: All 700 employees at this startup work remotely
• Article Interview with CTO and Co-founder of Zapier on Working with Remote Engineers
• Article After Growing to 50 People, We’re Ditching the Office Completely: Here’s Why || Buffer
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Writing Resumes, Cover Letters - for Job Hunting, Careers

9 resources

A collection of articles and videos to help job hunters

• Article 27 Words You Should Never Use to Describe Yourself | Inc.com
• Website AIApply: AI-Powered Tools for Job Seekers
• Article There Are 3 Kinds of Resumes. But Top Recruiters at Amazon and Google Say They Always Want to See 'Format Number 3'
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Asana - Project Management software

3 resources

a collection of popular Project Management - software

• Article Work management platform Asana launches new automation tools – TechCrunch
• Website Asana - project management
• Article Asana, a work management platform, nabs $50M growth round at a $1.5B valuation – TechCrunch

Habits and self-help at work

6 resources

For working professionals- a collection of tips, tricks, hacks and ideas for creating a better work environment. A collection of resour...

• Video The surprising habits of original thinkers | Adam Grant
• Article Make Learning a Lifelong Habit || Harvard Business Review
• Article Resistance Is Futile. To Change Habits, Try Replacement Instead. - The New York Times
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Skills, Self-help at work

4 resources

For working professionals- a collection of tips, tricks, hacks and ideas for creating a better work environment

• Article How to Become the Best in the World at Something - Forge
• Article How to Master a New Skill | Harvard Business Review
• Article Skill Stacking: A Practical Strategy To Achieve Career Success - Darius Foroux
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Networking Events, Building Community - How to organize, fund and plan

4 resources

A collection of suggestions to organize, fund and plan Networking Events

• Article How to Organize a Study Group/ Book Club/ Online Group/ Event — Stephanie Hurlburt
• Article Postmark sponsorship for local tech meetups
• Podcast Quick Chat with Ghyslain Gaillard of Indie London - The Indie Hackers Podcast
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Steel manufacturing and Carbon Emissions, Global Warming

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Steel manufacturing and Carbon Emissions, Global Warming

• Article How fast can European steelmakers decarbonise?

Community and Memberships - tips, design suggestions

2 resources

Community and Memberships - tips, design suggestions

• Article A Practical Guide to NFT Memberships for Creators | a16z Future
• Article Status Traps: Learning from Web2 Social Networks - a16z crypto

Automate your work flows - practical tips to work less. Self-help for busy professionals

5 resources

For working professionals- a collection of tips, tricks, hacks and ideas for creating a better work environment

• Website IFTTT - Every thing worksbetter together
• Website Zapier | The easiest way to automate your work
• Article Integrating Zapier via Webhooks
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Choosing the right words - for communication, leadership

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Choosing the right words - for communication, leadership

• Article 27 Words You Should Never Use to Describe Yourself | Inc.com
• Book Radical Candor, by Kim Scott
• Article Six Verbs That Make You Sound Weak (No Matter Your Job Title)
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Data, Modeling and Decision Making

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Data, Modeling and Decision Making

• Podcast Florence Nightingale: Data Viz Pioneer - 99% Invisible | Podcast on Spotify
• Book Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction by Philip E. Tetlock
• Video Fake-World Math: When Mathematical Modeling Goes Wrong and How to Get it Right
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Community and Member-centric startup businesses

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Community and Member-centric startup businesses

• Website On Deck: Where ambitious people grow together
• Website MakerLog - Home of the maker community
• Website Indie Hackers
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Unions and Workers rights in the gig economy

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Unions and Workers rights in the gig economy

• Article University of Chicago Graduate Students Vote to Unionize
• Article Kickstarter’s staff is unionizing
• Article CWA launches campaign to unionize video game and tech workers
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Online Presentations, Video Conferencing and Public Speaking - tips

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Online Presentations, Video Conferencing and Public Speaking on Zoom - tips, suggestions

• Video How To Look Good on Video Calls for Zoom FaceTime Skype
• Article How to be a superstar on Zoom. How to thrive in the video age
• Video 7 Zoom Meeting Tips Every User Should Know!

Focus - flow, and getting into the zone

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Focus - flow, and getting into the zone

• Article Nootropics; Study drugs make healthy people worse at problem-solving, not better
• Podcast ADHD & How Anyone Can Improve Their Focus | Episode 37 - Huberman Lab | Podcast on Spotify
• Podcast Controlling Your Dopamine For Motivation, Focus & Satisfaction | Episode 39 - Huberman Lab | Podcast on Spotify
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Community and Memberships - tools, websites and resources for building your own community

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Community and Memberships - tools, websites and resources for building your own community

• Website Circle: The modern community platform for creators
• Website Outseta | All-in-one membership software
• Website Memberful — Monetize your passion with membership. | Memberful.com
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Art and Marketing, Creativity, Entrepreneurship

6 resources

Art and Marketing, Creativity, Entrepreneurship

• Video Do schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson | TED
• Article How to Make a Living as an Artist
• Video Your elusive creative genius | Elizabeth Gilbert | TED
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Software for Construction, Building, Architects, Project Management

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software for Construction, Building, Architects, Project Management

• Article Social Construct’s computer-optimized buildings could shake construction industry’s foundations
• Article Are Drones Becoming Essential to Construction? ENGINEERING
• Article Why Autodesk Just Spent $1.15 Billion On Two Construction Tech Startups
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Bookmarking software - for notes, research, tags, highlights, annotate

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Bookmarking software - for notes, research, tags, highlights, annotate

• Website Diigo - Bookmark, research, annotate
• Website Mem: Your AI knowledge assistant
• Article Investing in Rewind - a16z Andreessen Horowitz
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AutoDesk - software for Construction, Building, Architects, Project Management

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AutoDesk - software for Construction, Building, Architects, Project Management

• Article Autodesk to Acquire PlanGrid to Accelerate Construction Productivity
• Article Why Autodesk Just Spent $1.15 Billion On Two Construction Tech Startups
• Website Tinkercad | From mind to design in minutes

Use Airtable to build a no-code website

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Use Airtable to build a no-code website

• Video How to Link Tables in Airtable - from beginner to intermediate linking
• Website Pory - No-Code Builder
• Website Softr - Build a website, web app or portal on Airtable without code
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Cement, Concrete and Carbon Emissions, Global Warming

5 resources

Cement, Concrete and Carbon Emissions, Global Warming

• Video The big problem with cement, and how to fix it. Concrete and carbon emissions
• Article Set in green concrete - How cement may yet help slow global warming - The Economist
• Article Concrete is tipping us into climate catastrophe. It's payback time | Cities | The Guardian
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